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Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)
CRN: 41287
Hyflex: Flexible Learning | Lecture
St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207
This interdisciplinary course continues the exploration of the relations between faith and culture begun in Catholic Thought and Culture I, beginning with the medieval period up until the present day. Students will engage areas of artistic expression (literature, music, visual art) in the light of philosophical and theological currents affecting Catholic life in a given era. Upon completion of both Catholic Thought and Culture I and II, students will have some grasp on the fascinating interaction of Gospel and culture marking Catholicism's development, demonstrated skills in the interpretation of literature, music, and visual art, and an appreciation for how the arts can embody Catholic truth and goodness in beauty. Students will also have a broad sense of the contexts of the Catholic tradition, parts of which will then be filled in by other, more specific, courses in the program. NOTE: It is not required (though it is recommended) that students take CSMA 500 prior to taking CSMA 501.
3 Credits
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Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)
CRN: 42932
Hyflex: Flexible Learning | Lecture
St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207
St. Augustine’s Confessions is one of the most enduring and influential works of Christian literature, one that speaks about the relation between God and man in an unprecedented way. Augustine makes his confession to God by telling the story of his life, and he casts the mysteries of theology in terms of his own experience. As we explore the philosophical, theological, and literary dimensions of this remarkable work, we will consider the particulars of Augustine’s story and the way those particulars set the stage for Augustine’s reflection on creatures and their Creator, memory and time, and sin and grace.
3 Credits
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Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)
CRN: 41288
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210
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Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)
CRN: 41289
CoFlex:In Person&Online Sync | Lecture
St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207
In this course, we will examine the interrelationships among the novelist, the novelist’s faith, and the audience. What does it mean to be a “Catholic novelist”? At what points are there conflicts between the demands of art and the demands of faith, and how may those conflicts be resolved? We’ll explore these and many related questions as we read the greatest Catholic writers of the modern era, including Dostoevsky, Mauriac, Greene, Waugh, and O’Connor.
3 Credits
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Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)
CRN: 43006
CoFlex:In Person&Online Sync | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207
How, and to what extent, can we use language to understand God? How can supra-rational, religious experiences of silence, contemplation, and love be communicated? What does it look like for a human soul to journey towards union with the divine? This course considers these and related questions through diverse genres within the tradition of Christian mysticism: theology, personal revelations, poetry, and more. We will examine both canonical texts from mystics like Julian of Norwich and John of the Cross as well as more modern grapplings from figures like T.S. Eliot and Simone Weil. Along the way, we will think about how and why they work to articulate what’s inarticulable, illuminate what’s dark, and explicate what’s hidden.
3 Credits